How to use "selfish" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "selfish" in popular movie and book plots

  • Realizing that he was selfish and made a terrible mistake, Scamp wishes that he was home with his family.  - Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
  • Ashamed, Sinbad admits Eris is right, truly believing deep down that he is a selfish liar.  - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
  • McReady realizes that even small pieces of the creature will behave as independent, selfish organisms.  - Who Goes There?
  • She scolds her mother for her insensitive, selfish and uncaring attitude towards everyone around her.  - Only When I Laugh (film)
  • He re-encounters God, who confronts Bruce about his selfish use of his powers.  - Bruce Almighty
  • The brothel is run by an arrogant, selfish owner who pays Billie very little money.  - Lady Sings the Blues (film)
  • For her father's sake, she does her best to get on with her socially ambitious and selfish stepmother, but the home is not always happy.  - Wives and Daughters
  • The weak, selfish Darnley still wants power, though by now he is hideously scarred and already dying of syphilis (the pox).  - Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)
  • The handsome, witty Huntingdon is also spoilt, selfish and self-indulgent.  - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
  • Don is ruined, and when he learns that Joyce has deceived him, he accuses her of being a completely selfish woman, her only true jinx.  - Dangerous (film)
  • The Robinsons are regularly placed in danger by Smith, whose selfish actions and laziness endanger the family frequently.  - Lost in Space
  • The jewel intends to have Kagome make a selfish wish so she and Naraku will be trapped in conflict for eternity.  - Inuyasha
  • Coincidentally, it begins to thunderstorm shortly afterwards, rendering his selfish decision pointless.  - 12 Angry Men (1957 film)
  • This event pulls everyone out of their own selfish interests and forces them to re-examine their lives and the people around them.  - Inside Monkey Zetterland
  • Later, as middle-aged men with families, they lament the suicides as selfish acts from which they have not been able to emotionally recover.  - The Virgin Suicides
  • Pozzo enjoys a selfish snack of chicken and wine, before casting the bones to the ground, which Estragon gleefully claims.  - Waiting for Godot

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